telugu movie base Author Padma Bhushan Directed by Shanmukh Prashanth, Anything But Larger Than Life. In this family drama headlined by Suhas, the protagonist is a 25-year-old aspiring writer. His book gets published but there aren’t enough buyers. Releasing on February 3, the film will mark Suhas’ first hero release in theatres. His first film as a solo lead, color photowhich won the National Award for Best Telugu Feature Film, had a direct digital release on Aha during the pandemic.
suhas says Author Padma Bhushan was completed even during the pandemic but the producer, his friend Anurag Reddy and Sharath Chandra of Chai Biscuit Films waited for the right time to release the film in theatres. Shanmukha Prashant was an assistant director color photos, And I know him since our short-film days. they told Author Padma Bhushan on the set of family drama (A neo-noir drama on SonyLIV for which Prashant was the co-writer). I loved the story and pitched it to Anurag and Sharath Anna, The project went on the floor but soon there was another lockdown.”
Suhas was worried that this film too might not end up as a digital release. In Telugu film circles, actors and directors who have consecutive digital releases often get slotted in the OTT space and are not considered viable for the box office.
Recently when Suhas went to Hyderabad book fair to spread the word about this Author Padma Bhushan, Some writers presented him with their new books. Suhas believes that the culture of reading is still prevalent. “The film takes place in Vijayawada and my character loves to be surrounded by books and works in a library. The story deals with his ambition and his family’s condition. Ashish Vidyarti and Rohini play the roles of his parents.
Suhas in ‘Author Padma Bhushan’ | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement
While the promos are full of humour, Suhas says that there will be a surprise element in the last 20 minutes which will leave the audience thinking about the film. “I suggest the youth take their parents along to watch the film. There will be some twists and turns. The director made sure there was enough entertainment to make everyone laugh.
devious and dangerous
A recent film that got the audience talking about Suhas’ performance but didn’t let the actor take advantage of it for publicity was the Telugu thriller, hit 2, Viewers knew that discussing his role would be a spoiler. Suhas laughs, “For hit 2I had to wait patiently till the film completed its successful run in theaters and came out on OTT platforms so that I could discuss it after more people watched it.
When writer and director Shailesh Kolanu wanted him to play the antagonist, Suhas asked him to be convinced again. “Shailesh knew about my work in short films and believed that I could do it.”
hit 2 came a stage when Suhas had moved away from posting small portions color photo, At the pre-release event, Sailesh had planned to reveal that Suhas had already committed to the film, in order to satisfy the curiosity of the audience who would be able to guess Suhas’ role in the police thriller. color photo And so will be seen in a brief section. “But somehow he forgot to mention it on stage,” adds Suhas.
prior to hit 2Suhas played a dangerous character in family drama, “Ideally I would like to play different roles to showcase my talent.”
Life after the ‘Color Photo’
Suhas and Chandni Chowdhary in ‘Color Photo’ | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement
Currently, Suhas has seven films in the pipeline and has played the lead role in all of them. He says this is possible only because of his and the team’s appreciation color photo Received. He recalls that it was a risk. “When Sandeep (writer and director Sandeep Raj) asked me to play the lead, I was scared… vanukochesindi (I was trembling). In a flash, I remembered my tough days as a struggling actor. By that time, I was doing well in supporting roles, in comic roles as the friend of the protagonist in several films. I recently got married and wasn’t sure if it was worth taking the risk. My friends advised me against it.”
The director explained to him that the story is woven around a dark-skinned hero who does not look like a conventional hero and should act like that. After Suhas traveled to Tirumala, he gained the confidence to play the role. “I called Sandeep and said I will do it. I was still scared but I had faith that things would be alright.
Suhas believes life has changed since color photo, “Producers and directors are ready to cast me as the lead actor.” He believes that some of his upcoming films also include Author Padmabhushan, Ambajipet Marriage Band And Anandrao Adventures Will help strengthen his credibility in Telugu cinema. All these films have been written and directed by collaborators whom he knew from their short-film days at Chai Biscuit Films. “It has been a journey of eight years with some members of the Chai Biscuit team and all of us making feature films,” says Suhas proudly.
all that drama
His interest in acting started during his college days in Vijayawada while pursuing B.Sc in Computer Science. Suhas considers actor Teja Kakumanu as his mentor. “I was content with performing dance but they encouraged me to do one-act plays in college. The applause I got for this inspired me to act more. If not for the dramatic club and Teja’s encouragement, Suhas doubts whether he would have become an actor.
When Suhas thought of trying his luck in cinema, it was Teja who encouraged him. It was not easy when he reached Hyderabad. Suhas appeared for the audition but without any success. He started making YouTube videos and caught the attention of Chai Biscuit Films, which was starting out on YouTube. “Sandeep asked me to join his team. We worked together in several short films and I started earning some money.”
In his initial days in Hyderabad, Suhas received some financial support from those he knew. Funny and Balaji Anna Who knew my aspirants used to send me an amount every month and told me not to give up.
The first film for Suhas to watch is Memory Shankar Kadhalan (Premikudu in Telugu). He was barely four years old, loved Prabhudheva’s dance moves and tried to dance. If he dances in the song ‘Kannullo Nee Roopme’ Author Padma Bhushan Being appreciated, he attributes this to his childhood interest in dance. “I used to dance; I would also imitate veteran actors Dharmavarapu Subramaniam, Kota Srinivasa Rao and Brahmanandam. I never dreamed that I would become an actor. After becoming an actor, I never thought that I could become a hero With opportunities coming my way, I am determined to deliver.